Chromebook

[kalowski]

What do you think? I've been toying with getting one, for a bit of browsing and other simple stuff. The Acer Chromebook 14 is around £200. They're all supposed to be incredibly fast but I guess they have their limitations.


Should I get a Chromebook?

[gmoney]

My old housemate bought one and it was the bane of his life for about 6 months until he got something else. Not a strong recommend.

[kalowski]

My old housemate bought one and it was the bane of his life for about 6 months until he got something else. Not a strong recommend.

This is useful to know.

[QDRPHNC]

I have 2. Well,.I have my old one to my boy. The new one I bought is the Asus flip.that doubles as a chunky tablet. I love it, use it for everything that's not heavy design or editing work. I also like the fact that they're relatively cheap and everything is on the cloud, so if I break it or lose it or it gets stolen, it's not the end of the world.

[pigamus]

Do you need iTunes or Skype? Or anything else you can't do in the browser?

Then don't get one.

Otherwise they're great.

[kalowski]

I have 2. Well,.I have my old one to my boy. The new one I bought is the Asus flip.that doubles as a chunky tablet. I love it, use it for everything that's not heavy design or editing work. I also like the fact that they're relatively cheap and everything is on the cloud, so if I break it or lose it or it gets stolen, it's not the end of the world.

This is also useful to know.

[kalowski]

Do you need iTunes or Skype? Or anything else you can't do in the browser?

Then don't get one.

Otherwise they're great.

Not really. And I can use Office 365 for work.

[Unnecessary Biscuits]

I tried running Chromium OS from a memory stick, on an eBay Thinkpad, and it felt like a limited novelty that would pass. If I had idle money I would probably get one, and a 5G phone, and a lapdance or three, so I'm glad I don't.

[pigamus]

The other thing is, you'll often come across software and applications you'd quite like to have, and with Mac or PC you could have them, but with a Chromebook you can't. Not the end of the world, but it can get on your tits after a while. It did when I had mine.

[Dex Sawash]

ChromeOS is great if you load it on a shitty old windows netbook that wont stop trying to update windows but doesnt have room for the update and you cant make it stop trying

[Zetetic]

https://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,73335.0.html

[pigamus]

Oh, and Google Docs. It's bloody slow, isn't it? And if you've got a big document, God 'elp ya.